The Wall Street Journal: McDonald’s buys Israeli startup in its biggest acquisition in decades

Startup mortgage lender Better, whose valuation has swelled in the private markets, said Tuesday that it plans to go public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company......»»

Third-party restaurant delivery platform DoorDash Inc. (NASDAQ: DASH) has reached an agreement to acquire the robotics startup company Chowbotics, according to The Wall Street Journal, read more.....»»

Intuit Inc. is nearing a deal to buy personal-finance portal Credit Karma Inc. for about $7 billion in cash and stock, in a move that would push the bookkeeping-software giant further into consumer finance, according to people familiar with the matter......»»

Morgan Stanley is buying discount brokerage E*Trade Financial for $13 billion in an all-stock deal. As Fred Katayama reports, it's the biggest acquisition by a Wall Street bank since the financial crisis......»»

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to ann.....»»

Google is reportedly considering the acquisition of a Redwood City startup to help deal with competition from video-sharing app TikTok. The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources who said that the Alphabet Inc. unit has held talks with Redwood Ci.....»»

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc.’s sales have been halted in China, days after the startup launched its products in the world’s biggest tobacco market......»»

Waste Management Inc. is nearing a roughly $2.9 billion deal to buy its smaller rival Advanced Disposal Services Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the biggest acquisition in its history......»»

During nearly five decades at The Wall Street Journal, Joann Lublin broke news on many of the biggest business stories of the day and blazed a trail for women in the newsroom......»»

Tesla Inc. gained a foothold in the world’s biggest market for electric vehicles, completing the purchase of land for its new Shanghai plant, the company announced......»»

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. won approval from shareholders Wednesday for its $62 billion bid for the U.K.’s Shire PLC, clearing the path for the biggest-ever overseas acquisition by a Japanese company......»»

Americans are shopping for cars in near-record numbers, but the world’s computer-chip shortage has left dealers with the fewest offerings in decades......»»

Messaging platform Discord Inc has ended acquisition talks with Microsoft Inc (NASDAQ: MSFT) as it plans to stay independent and chase a potential initial public offering, The Wall Street Journal  read more.....»»

WeWork isn’t doing an initial public offering this time, but merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC......»»

Oracle co-founder and Chairman Larry Ellison has bought an $80 million mansion in North Palm Beach, Florida, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing two people familiar with the deal.  It’s been a good week for Ellison. His net worth hit $.....»»

SoftBank Group Corp. is investing $500 million in mortgage lender Better as the Japanese investing giant seeks to ride a wave of swelling startup valuations......»»

Sports-media outlet the Athletic is in merger talks with news startup Axios, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a plan to build a larger online-publishing company that could include going public through a blank-check firm......»»

Chubb Ltd., one of the nation’s biggest, oldest and best-known property-casualty insurers, has made a preliminary proposal to acquire Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., another storied name in the industry......»»

SPACs are under attack. The Wall Street Journal today rounded up the short-selling activity surrounding special purpose acquisition vehicles, the path to going public that's in vogue these days. read more.....»»

Grab Holdings Inc. is in talks to go public through a merger with a SPAC that could value the Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup at as much as $40 billion, making it by far the largest such deal on record......»»